The British Crown Dependencies are Now Part of the SEPA Schemes Geogra...

The British Crown Dependencies are Now Part of the SEPA Schemes Geographical Scope

The islands of Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man (known as ’British Crown Dependencies’) are since 1 May 2016 part of the geographical scope of the Single Euro Payments Area (
) schemes. From now on, it is possible to send and receive
credit transfers and direct debits to and from the British Crown Dependencies.

Payment service providers of these territories and of the wider
region have benefited from a three-month period in order to be operationally ready to implement the
schemes in the British Crown Dependencies. The inclusion of these territories into the
schemes geographical scope is a natural extension of the
project and demonstrates the European willingness to harmonise digital payments in a broader area.

The jurisdictional scope of the
schemes consists of the 28
Member States plus Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Monaco and San Marino. The full list of countries and territories in which the
schemes are operational is available in the map below.

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